Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I watched a two-hour documentary Wednesday night at church called "Love Costs Everything." It is about the plight of 100-200 million Christians around the world who are persecuted for their faith at any given time. It was humbling, gut wrenching, encouraging, scary and a number of other emotions all rolled into one. It brought tears …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #67: Love Costs Everything
For many years I've had a basic rule that I don't make major life decisions when it's dark outside. I know that sounds a bit whacky, but my thought is that at the end of the day I am more likely to be tired, perhaps irritable if something negative comes up unexpectedly, emotional, sleepy, and …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #66: Sometimes It’s Best to Sleep On It
Have you ever felt overwhelmed at the amount of work ahead of you? It's a discouraging feeling. You have a hard time being motivated or even knowing where to begin. A real danger for some when faced with this is that they procrastinate and make the problem even worse by eventually backing themselves into a …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #64: Chunk It and Reward Yourself
Some people are funnier than others. There are folks who can remember joke after joke while others would get a dear-in-the-headlights look on their face if they were required to tell a joke. There is the kind of humor you expect from those who seem to be the life of the party, and the quite …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #65: A Little Humor Goes a Long Way
My Saturday started way too early. With remodelers due at the house around 8:00, I had to forego my usual sleep-in routine and get up by 6:30. Then the day was filled from that moment on with still much more to do as midnight approached. With laptop on lap and eyes growing weary, I succumbed …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #63: Take a Power Nap Occasionally
